The Rose Of Peking
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Db
[Verse 1]
Db Dbmaj7 Gb Db
All the stars burned away, when I saw your sweet face
Gb Db Ab
In a catalog sent through the mail.
Db Dbmaj7 Gb Db
You seemed, scared and alone, like a dream far from home.
Gb Db Ab
Like a ship with no rudder or sail.
[Verse 2]
Db Dbmaj7 Gb Db
So then I wrote to you, used a few words I knew.
Gb Db Ab
From a language that I did not speak.
Db Dbmaj7 Gb Db
You wrote back to me, that you'd sail on the sea.
Gb Db Ab(add4)
and we'd marry the day that we'd meet.
[Chorus]
Gb Db Dbmaj7
So how can you say that you do not believe,
Gb Db Ab
in love or the power of fate?
Gb F Dbmaj7 Gb
And how can you tell that were not meant to be,
Gb Db Ab(add4)
when you never quite gave us a try?
Gb Ab Db
Oh, goodbye to my mail-order bride
[Verse 3]
Db Dbmaj7 Gb Db
I met you, at the dock, nearly passed out from shock,
Gb Db Ab
when I saw you walk down the gangway.
Db Dbmaj7 Gb Db
Not all wishes come true, oh but mine did with you,
Gb Db Ab
On that fateful and beautiful day.
[Verse 4]
Db Dbmaj7 Gb Db
Things went well, for a while till you forgot how to smile,
Gb Db Ab(add4)
all the light seemed to drain from your eyes.
Db Dbmaj7 Gb Db
Said that you'd missed Peking, then you started to sing,
Gb Db Ab
a sad song that made us both cry.
[Chorus]
Gb Db Dbmaj7
So how can you say that you do not believe,
Gb Db Ab
in love or the power of fate?
Gb F Dbmaj7 Gb
And how can you tell that were not meant to be,
Gb Db Ab(add4)
when you never quite gave us a try?
Gb Ab Db
Oh, goodbye to my mail-order bride
[Verse 5]
Db Dbmaj7 Gb Db
Now I live, in my head, with the words that you said.
Gb Db Ab(add4)
Runnin' round and round like ticker-tape.
Db Dbmaj7 Gb Db
Roses bloom 'neath the sky, but once picked they will die.
Gb Db Ab(add4)
And that was, my greatest mistake.
[Chorus]
Gb Db Dbmaj7
So how can you say that you do not believe,
Gb Db Ab
in love or the power of fate?
Gb F Dbmaj7 Gb
And how can you tell that were not meant to be,
Gb Db Ab(add4)
when you never quite gave us a try?
[Outro]
Gb Ab Db
Oh, goodbye to my mail-order bride.
Gb Ab Db
Oh, goodbye to my mail-order bride.
Gb Ab Db
Oh, goodbye to my mail-order bride.
Gb Ab Dbaug Db
Oh, goodbye to my mail-order bride.
Gb Ab Db
Oh, goodbye, to my mail, order bride.
How to play The Rose Of Peking
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.